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I have thought a lot about publishing a review of how the last year went as head coach of dobkanize.com. Lots happened in 2009. But the last thing I wanted to do was bore you to death about my own story. I spend a lot of effort separating my story from the swimming story in these articles. You are the judge, but I know I try my best. The one great thing that 2009 did for me was further understanding of the perspective of my clients. I have gone through many phases over the past 3 years. I have briefly summarized these below and provided an example of lessons learned from 2009.
Phase 1: (pre-2006): I knew a ton about swimming, and enough about triathlon to incorporate my swimming knowledge. But I had no idea how swimming felt to others, and just assumed that everybody perceived swimming as I do. I got frustrated when I told a person to “just keep the elbow high” and they didn’t seem to do it. I assumed it was because they didn’t want to learn.
Q: I gulp down lots of water when I swim, and find myself choking. I seem to be fine in the pool, but do it all the time during an open-water race. What’s going on?
A: Whenever you are choking in the swim, it means that water has somehow gone down the windpipe. There are many reasons why you are more likely to choke in the open water versus in a pool. Here are some things you can do to avoid it altogether:
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Coach Dobko will pick one of your questions each week and give you some insight into swimming. E-mail your questions to duanesworlddobko@gmail.com.
Ever get frustrated by your swimsuit wearing out because of the chlorine in a swimming pool? Although lycra swimsuits will fade in a couple of months, you expect nylon training suits to last forever. Most nylon suits actually fail because the stitching comes loose rather than the material wearing out. The suit literally bursts at the seams, often in 6 months or less. The way to fix this is to hand sew it back up yourself! All you need is a simple needle and thread, and stitch the loose seams several times.